Data Engineer - Secure Pipelines (Onsite SCIF)

Agile Defense, Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Agile Defense, Inc. seeks a Data Engineer to develop and maintain secure data pipelines and analytics-ready datasets in Arlington, VA.

You will work with data scientists, engineers, and mission stakeholders to process structured and unstructured data using Databricks, Spark, Palantir Foundry, Maven Smart Systems, or comparable platforms. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of relevant experience, plus an active US government security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of data engineering, software development, or analytics.
• Experience with Python and SQL; familiarity with Spark, Databricks.
• Experience supporting ETL/ELT pipelines and data transformations.
• Ability to collaborate with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Active US government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain secure data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and analytics-ready datasets.
• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and mission stakeholders to process data using Databricks, Spark, Palantir Foundry, Maven Smart Systems, or similar platforms.

Skills

Python

SQL

Databricks

Spark

ETL/ELT

Agile

Stakeholder

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Terraform

CI/CD

AWS

Azure

Job description

Agile Defense, Inc. seeks a Data Engineer to develop and maintain secure data pipelines and analytics-ready datasets in Arlington, VA.

You will work with data scientists, engineers, and mission stakeholders to process structured and unstructured data using Databricks, Spark, Palantir Foundry, Maven Smart Systems, or comparable platforms. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of relevant experience, plus an active US government security clearance.